SoundCloud lets ElevenMusic users publish AI-made songs directly

Previously, users had to download their tracks from ElevenMusic before uploading them to SoundCloud themselves. With the new integration, SoundCloud becomes the first platform outside ElevenMusic where users can publish…

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Prices slashed on Patagonia cold weather clothing: here are 18 deals I'd snap up immediately

This is especially exciting because good Patagonia discounts don't come along very often, and Patagonia kit is rather expensive. The place to head for said deals is Cotswold Outdoor, and the sale includes everything from…

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The MacBook Pro PROLED XDR 14-inch is my favorite MacBook, ever — here's why

That’s one of the reasons I carried a Microsoft Surface Pro for a decade and have now carried a succession of excellent MacBook Air laptops for the last few years. At 2.7 lbs, it's light enough to be mostly unnoticeable…

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Visible is offering 50% off its best wireless plan for Black Friday — but you’ll need this promo code

Just in time for Black Friday, the Verizon-owned wireless provider is carving 50% off the popular Plus Pro plan when you purchase a year in advance and use the code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout. It's as simple as that. Add…

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Winner of the Prix Goncourt literary prize admits to using AI

The first, he said, was to slip in a sentence written by ChatGPT in order to "play with the reader". He said he had revealed which sentence it was only to the Goncourt jurors, on the day of the award. "If it gets out…

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Blue Origin delays New Glenn’s return to flight until January

The rocket has been grounded since it exploded on its only launch pad in May, delaying Amazon Leo satellites and NASA’s Moon plans. Blue Origin has pushed back the return of its New Glenn rocket to January, chief…

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October crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed

In an update written late Wednesday evening, the company, a leader in blockchain analysis which has some very high-profile global customers and partners, confirmed the impact of the attack for the first time. In previous…

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OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027

Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference on Wednesday, the executive touted how the company had been gaining ground in the enterprise market, where rival Anthropic had already successfully made inroads. In…

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I replaced Spotify and YouTube Music with a 16-year-old app on Android; I couldn't be happier

That's when I decided to revisit an Android app that has been around for 16 years, and to my surprise, the answer to all my music frustrations turned out to be an old favorite called Poweramp. Why I abandoned music…

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The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund

It’s their job as fiduciaries. But nearly all will tell you (publicly, anyway) that every portfolio company is headed for an IPO. Stephen Ward, the co-founder of Brightmind Partners , a two-year-old cybersecurity fund in…

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